When Auburn and Alabama met three weeks ago, the Crimson Tide's roster was in flux.

Tonight, as the teams prepare for a rematch at Coleman Coliseum, it's Auburn coach Tony Barbee who is wrestling with suspensions, injuries and questions about his rotation.

Alabama (19-9, 8-6 SEC) and the Tigers (14-14, 4-10) tip off tonight at 7. The game will be televised by the SEC Network.

The Crimson Tide won the first meeting 68-50 on Feb. 7 in Auburn despite the suspension of second-leading scorer Tony Mitchell just before the game.

In the ensuing three weeks, Alabama has weathered suspensions to JaMychal Green, Trevor Releford and Andrew Steele, and largely shored up its NCAA tournament résumé with victories over Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi State. The suspended players -- except for Mitchell, who is done for the year -- are back and the Crimson Tide is riding a three-game winning streak.

The Tigers are 1-3 since Feb. 7, most recently squandering a large lead in a home loss to Arkansas on Saturday.

AU could have used guards Varez Ward and Chris Denson on Saturday, but they were suspended prior to the game for an undisclosed violation of team rules.

Barbee hasn't revealed if Ward or Denson would be allowed to play tonight, but an enthusiastic tweet from Denson on Tuesday seemed to suggest he was en route to Tuscaloosa: "It feels good to be back with the boys again!" he wrote. He also apologized to Auburn fans and said, "I guarantee it won't happen again."

But that's not Barbee's only potential hole to fill. Starting small forward Allen Payne underwent season-ending knee surgery Tuesday -- which was, again, revealed via tweet -- after sustaining an injury in the Arkansas game. Another potential starter, Josh Langford is still out with concussion symptoms.

"Regardless of who's not on the floor, injured or whatever the case may be, you've got to have other guys step up," Barbee said.

Alabama coach Anthony Grant shares that sentiment, and he's pleased that no one player is carrying the scoring burden.

"Anytime you have a variety of guys that can step up, that's the mark of a team that's going to be tough to beat," he said.

The Crimson Tide is trying to sweep the season series against the Tigers for the second year in a row and deprive Barbee of his first win in the rivalry. Alabama has won 36 of the 43 games played between the teams at Coleman Coliseum.

"It happens to be the next game," Barbee said. "We let a tough one slide against Arkansas -- one we should have had. When you give one away like that, you have to try to find a way to pick off the next one. It just happens to be Alabama."

It's senior night in Tuscaloosa, and Alabama will be honoring Green, the team's lone senior.

"People, especially your seniors, add to the foundation of what you're trying to build," Grant said. "When you look at the whole body of work, I think you look at Mike as someone who's helped build that foundation."

Green, who ranks 15th all-time at UA in points scored, said he wants to leave a simple legacy.

"I guess as a hard-working player who gave his all on the court," he said.